- SURNAME
Hurn
- FORENAME
John Patrick
- UNIT
1 Marine Parachute Regiment (Company C)
- RANK
Private First Class
- NUMBER
300425
- DATE OF DEATH
14th September 1942
- AGE
22
- GRAVESITE
Calvary Cemetery, Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. Section 11, Lot 114, Grave 4
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 11.09.1920, Erie County, Pennsylvania, USA
father George F. Hurn (1883-1964)
mother Anna Marie (nee Hanlon) Hurn (1889-1952)
19.10.1940 entered service
Next of kin - Mother, Mrs. Rhea Hurn, 1151 West 8th Street, Erie, Pennsylvania
KIA Guadalcanal
DATE OF DEATH:
14-Sep-1942FINDAGRAVE:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/9521152/john-patrick-hurnSERVICE HISTORY:
HURN, John P, PFC SN: 300425
Born: XX Xxx 1920 Pennsylvania
Enlisted USMC: 28 Oct 1940 (Home of Record: 1151 W. 8th Street, Erie, Pennsylvania)
Killed in Action: 14 Sep 1942 (Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Calvary Cemetery, Erie, PA
Headquarters, Eastern Recruiting Division, New Custom House, Philadelphia, PA
Oct 1940 Pvt, Hq, ERD, Philadelphia, PA “28Oct40; 28, Acc & enl at DHS Buffalo, N.Y.; To RD, MB, Parris Island, S.C.”
1st Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Oct 1940 Pvt, 1stRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “28Oct40; 30, Jdenl fr DHS, Buffalo, N.Y.”
Nov 1940 Pvt, 1stRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “RI.”
Dec 1940 Pvt, 1stRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC” 26, to Prov Company “Y”, MB, Parris Island, S.C.”
Company H, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, New River, NC
Jan 1941 Pvt, Co H, 2ndBn, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Parris Island, SC “28Oct40; 14, Jdfr Prov Co”Y”, MB, Parris Island, SC.”
Apr 1941 Pvt, Co H, 2ndBn, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Parris Island, SC
Jul 1941, PFC, Co H, 2ndBn, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, On Board USS BARNETT
Oct 1941 PFC, Co H, 2ndBn, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Jan 1942 PFC, Co H, 2ndBn, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “ 1-3, fur.; 30, to MBNAS, Lakehurst, N.J. (For parachute training)
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Jan 1942 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “28Oct40; 31, Jdfr Co H, 2ndBn, 7thMar, FMD, FMF, MB, New River, NC; 31 only, awtg assgt parachute det.”
Feb-Mar 1942 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.”XX,assigned to parachute det; XX-XX, member parachute det under instn, XX, rated spl lcl “for avn duty” parachutist, auth MGC ltr 1515/7-325 AV 1mm, dated 18Apr41”
Company C, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Apr 1942 PFC, C Co, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
Company C, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 PFC, Co C, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, (USS HEYWOOD, At Sea) “Para”
Aug 1942 PFC, Co C, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)
Sep 1942 PFC, Co C, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands)”14, KIA
Born: XX Xxx 1920 Pennsylvania
Enlisted USMC: 28 Oct 1940 (Home of Record: 1151 W. 8th Street, Erie, Pennsylvania)
Killed in Action: 14 Sep 1942 (Guadalcanal, British Solomon Islands)
Interred: Calvary Cemetery, Erie, PA
Headquarters, Eastern Recruiting Division, New Custom House, Philadelphia, PA
Oct 1940 Pvt, Hq, ERD, Philadelphia, PA “28Oct40; 28, Acc & enl at DHS Buffalo, N.Y.; To RD, MB, Parris Island, S.C.”
1st Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC
Oct 1940 Pvt, 1stRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “28Oct40; 30, Jdenl fr DHS, Buffalo, N.Y.”
Nov 1940 Pvt, 1stRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC “RI.”
Dec 1940 Pvt, 1stRecBn, RD, MB, Parris Island, SC” 26, to Prov Company “Y”, MB, Parris Island, S.C.”
Company H, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division, FMF, Marine Barracks, New River, NC
Jan 1941 Pvt, Co H, 2ndBn, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Parris Island, SC “28Oct40; 14, Jdfr Prov Co”Y”, MB, Parris Island, SC.”
Apr 1941 Pvt, Co H, 2ndBn, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, Parris Island, SC
Jul 1941, PFC, Co H, 2ndBn, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, On Board USS BARNETT
Oct 1941 PFC, Co H, 2ndBn, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Jan 1942 PFC, Co H, 2ndBn, 7thMar, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC “ 1-3, fur.; 30, to MBNAS, Lakehurst, N.J. (For parachute training)
Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, Lakehurst, New Jersey
Jan 1942 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J. “28Oct40; 31, Jdfr Co H, 2ndBn, 7thMar, FMD, FMF, MB, New River, NC; 31 only, awtg assgt parachute det.”
Feb-Mar 1942 PFC, MB, NAS, Lakehurst, N.J.”XX,assigned to parachute det; XX-XX, member parachute det under instn, XX, rated spl lcl “for avn duty” parachutist, auth MGC ltr 1515/7-325 AV 1mm, dated 18Apr41”
Company C, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, MB, New River, NC
Apr 1942 PFC, C Co, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, MB, New River, NC ”Para”
Company C, 1st Marine Parachute Battalion, 1st Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Jul 1942 PFC, Co C, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, (USS HEYWOOD, At Sea) “Para”
Aug 1942 PFC, Co C, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Gavutu-Tanambogo, Solomon Islands)
Sep 1942 PFC, Co C, 1stParaBn, 1stMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands)”14, KIA
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